Adonis?

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:52 pm

Martin.

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:30 pm

'Fraid not - Common Blue.

Adonis Blue have chequered fringes.

Cheers,

- Pete

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:57 pm

I thought that ...Oh bugger!

How often do Common Blues appear with the ocellus in the cell missing?

Martin.

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:56 pm

I got one couple of weeks ago with no ocellus and one a few weeks before that. Think its common, but not very. I ahve seen it twice, in two different broods and two very different locations though.

Dave McCormick · Post by **Dave McCormick** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:02 pm

Another way of tellin an Adonis, is its very sky blue sheen, common blues are not so bright, they have a violet/lilic blue upperside on males.

Post by **Padfield** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:18 pm

Just a thought: I presume that's from the UK? If it had been from one of your recent continental trips I would consider thersites.

Otherwise, yes, icarus, form icarinus.

Guy

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:29 pm

padfield wrote:Just a thought: I presume that's from the UK? If it had been from one of your recent continental trips I would consider thersites.

Otherwise, yes, icarus, form icarinus.

Guy

Chapman's Blue? I wish! Not in Oxfordshire

Lafranchis, page 159, shows form icarinus...I'm happy with that, he was a handsome chap

Martin.